Bed sore is a localized injury to the skin or underlying tissues, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure in combination with shear or friction occluding blood flow to that area. In this study, the data was collected within 1month. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. In this study 82 numbers of the staff nurses working in ICU, SICU, General Ward and Private ward in Apollo Hospital, Guwahati, Assam were selected by using Non-Probability Convenient Sampling Technique. The tool used for the study were demographic variables, Structured knowledge questionnaire and observational checklist. The analysis was done by using both descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Karl Pearlson correlation coefficient and chi square test. The result showed that majority of the staff nurses had moderate knowledge level (65.9%) regarding use of Braden scale for the prevention of bedsore and in practice the findings revealed that there is good practice level (62.2%) of the staff nurses regarding use of Braden scale for the prevention of bedsore. In the association there was association between the knowledge and demographic variables viz. age (χ2 =14.47), sex (χ2 =6.85) at p<0.05. and the association of practice and demographic variables viz. exposure to any in-service related to Braden scale (χ 2 =4.75) at p<0.05 significant level. There was a correlation between the knowledge and the practice of the staff nurses r=0.365 at p<0.05 significant level.
